By Gold on 4/9/2010 1:27 PM

Presentation of the Conference "The Emerging Brain Fitness Market: Building Better Brain Power" is now available here:
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By Gold on 3/19/2010 12:37 PM

Take a look at the downward trend of this graph: http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/03/brainage.jpg

Starting in your 20s—not old age—behavioral evidence suggests that you enter a linear cascade of general cognitive decline. (Yes, it's depressing. No, the claim isn't based upon some quack study.)

This decline is notably seen in tasks that are highly mentally demanding, like speed of processing (how quickly you handle incoming information), attention, working memory (how well you manipulate and keep information active in your mind), and, of course, long term memory.

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By Gold on 3/19/2010 12:24 PM

"According to what looks like legitimate Microsoft documentation, the Xbox 360 will soon support USB mass storage through an official System Update. There are a few caveats, however. From the looks of it, the 360 will support pretty much any size of external hard drive (over 1GB), and this drive can be partitioned to be partially or fully dedicated to Xbox 360 files—including DLC, XBLA titles, games on demand and general game updates. Ooh, and even Avatar items!!! (Note: You can already play media like movies off of connected drives.)" From GIZMODO http://gizmodo.com/5496625/leak-xbox-360-to-support-usb-mass-storage Read More »

By Gold on 3/19/2010 11:43 AM

"We knew vaguely that Google was looking toward the living room, but the NYTimes has the details on Google TV, an ambitious platform to deliver web content to Android-based set-top boxes and TVs through partnerships with Sony, Intel, and Logitech.

Google hopes that the new platform will succeed where dozens of lesser efforts have failed—to truly and seamlessly integrate web content onto TVs, bringing services like Twitter and sites like YouTube, in addition to games, webapps, and, of course, Google's search, to the big screen. The Google TV software reportedly includes a version of Google's Chrome browser for doing some light surfing, as well.

The Times says Google TV will be delivered on set-top boxes that use Intel Atom chips and run an Android-based platform, though the technology will also reportedly be built directly into Blu-ray players and TVs from Sony. Additionally, Google is working with Logitech to built a keyboard-equipped remote control for the p ... Read More »

By Gold on 6/19/2009 6:33 PM

How a Google-Powered Set-top Box Could Make a Splash

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By Gold on 5/18/2009 1:26 PM

Advanced Brain Technologies featured in The State of the Brain Fitness Software Market 2009 Report published may 4th, 2009

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By Gold on 5/14/2009 1:04 PM

Microsoft  will provide new controllers to users of the Xbox 360: a new 3D camera and the Gametrak Freedom

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By JonnyFreeman on 4/22/2009 4:51 PM

Adobe has secured a deal to put its Flash software into many of the chips that go inside TVs and set-top boxes...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8008070.stm

 

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By Gold on 4/3/2009 3:35 PM

With the embedded contents library, the future of Digital TV just became brighter. Fast, easy access is given to a variety of non-broadcast entertainment. Fitness, Children, Cooking, Game, and Gallery features give you a TV experience that goes well beyond that of standard DTV. The built-in flash memory gives you the ability to easily access and control the contents. Multi-language options mean that everyone can enjoy the future of TV, today.

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By Gold on 3/30/2009 6:08 PM

Prior studies have shown that older adults perform better on cognitive tests after repeatedly practicing those tests, but a new study by Smiths and Zelinsky is the first to link a commercially available software program to improvement on unaffiliated standard measures of memory and to better performance on everyday tasks.

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